India — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1861–2031 · 150 observations
About this series
The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The general government deficit reading for India was −7.44% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −7.85% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.41 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −8.36% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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- Annual data, 1861–2031
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Latest observations
2002–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -6.55 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -6.74 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -6.91 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -7.11 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -7.31 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -7.41 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -7.44 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -7.85 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -8.37 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -9.23 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -9.7 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -13.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -7.86 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -6.46 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -6.33 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -7.21 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -7.28 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -6.9 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -6.78 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -7.32 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2002, are on the chart — hover to read them.